What's Up Guys, Happy Friday! Hope Everyone had a good week!
It's not the sexiest thing, but wanted to share an animation workflow I did at 3:00am last night. A lot of people have asked me for a peak behind the scenes on the Animation process and I want to make these resources available for anyone who is looking to create their own stories.
In the near future, perhaps a lot of this will be made more efficient, but in this time 3D Animation is still done frame by frame, and that's the beauty of it.
Here, I animated her Mouth, Lips, and Tongue first, then I do the Eyes, Blinks, then Eyebrows, finally the Cheeks, Motion Capture and Hair. No facial motion capture here, this is all painstakingly animated by hand! If you're only going to watch it for a minute, start at 1:15 ;)
What you are seeing here is A 27 Minutes Workflow, sped up by 800% with just the right of sleep deprivation.
Every Moment in Animation is a Complex Puzzle, but thats why I enjoy it so much. There are no free rides, and nothing comes easy, but after 5 Years, I really feel like I've mastered this craft and it's a great feeling. Please enjoy this workflow, and I hope everyone has a peaceful and relaxing weekend!